The origin of the matter is actually very simple. At the beginning, Hu Wanan and others were only jealous of the huge profits of the glass factory. A small mirror was sold for thousands of taels of silver. In a short period of time, the amount of money earned by Gujinlou

They are all calculated in millions of taels.

Such a speed of making money and such huge profits have naturally made countless people jealous and want to grab this business into their own hands.

It's just that this glass factory is a joint venture between the prince and Liu Jin. There is no stronger backend than this in the world. Even if Hu Wanan and others are jealous, there is nothing they can do for a while. There is no way at all.

However, the famine that occurred in the first half of the year immediately made Hu Wanan and others see an opportunity. In addition, some ministers in the court wanted to limit the imperial power, control Emperor Hongzhi and his son, and firmly grasp the power of the Ming Dynasty in their own hands, so both sides also

Hit it off immediately.

First, they emptied the grain from Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse, then began to short the grain of the three northern provinces, and controlled the grain of the entire three northern provinces, and then used the famine to not only sell all the profitable businesses such as the glass factory, Xishan Coal Industry, etc.

Taking it away was also intended to drain away the internal funds of Emperor Hongzhi and his son, thereby achieving the purpose of restricting imperial power.

After all, if the emperor is empty of internal funds and the treasury is empty, nothing can be done without money. In the end, everything must be listened to by civil servants like them.

After listening to Xiao Jing's narration from beginning to end, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng, Zhang Mao and others all widened their eyes, and Ma Wensheng and Zhang Mao even opened their mouths, all in disbelief.

all of these.

"Someone actually wants to limit the imperial power~"

"It's really audacious. He even plotted against His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhang Mao's mind went blank. He didn't even dare to think that there were such bold people in this world.

"That's it, that's it. No wonder His Majesty's temperament has changed drastically. Someone actually wants to target the imperial power and His Highness the Crown Prince. Such deep love makes Your Majesty become stronger even if your temper is weak."

"What a good plan. What a good plan. I knew His Majesty's temperament clearly and calculated everything. If it weren't for the sea fish in Tianjin, they might have succeeded."

Li Dongyang thought rapidly in his mind and figured out everything in an instant, and he couldn't help but admire it.

"No wonder His Majesty's temperament has changed drastically. His Majesty has always trusted us and other civil servants, but he did not expect that such a person would appear among the civil servants. He wanted to restrict the imperial power, and even the prince was involved in the plot."

Liu Jian couldn't help but shake his head slightly. He now understood why Emperor Hongzhi had such a huge change.

"After investigation, 54 officials of the fifth rank or above from the DPRK were involved, as well as canal transportation envoys, Shandong chief envoys and other local dignitaries..."

Xiao Jing ignored the expressions of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others, but slowly read out the situation of his investigation. When he said that fifty-four ministers in the court were involved, and even local dignitaries were involved,

Everyone couldn't help but their eyes darkened.

So many officials were involved, and the matter involved was as serious as rebellion. The temperament of Emperor Hongzhi, a good old man, changed drastically. You can imagine what will happen next.
Chapter completed!